Oregon’s jobless rate rises a bit again, to 4.6%, highest in over 3 years
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s unemployment rate rose a bit to 4.6% in March, from 4.5% in February, continuing a gradual rise seen over the past…
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Retail sales surged in March as Americans rushed to beat Trump’s tariffs
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Spending at US retailers skyrocketed last month at the strongest monthly pace in more than two years as…
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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield to hold May 3 federal oversight forum in Bend, joined by three local lawmakers
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Attorney General Dan Rayfield continues to hold federal oversight forums, with the next stop planned for…
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Suspect in Dallas high school shooting fired ‘indiscriminately,’ injuring 5 students, documents say
By Chris Boyette, Emma Tucker and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Five students were injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at Wilmer-Hutchins High…
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Salmon migration affected by drug pollution in water from antianxiety medication
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Hatched in quiet streams and rivers, salmon undertake a perilous journey to reach the open ocean where they…
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Nvidia, caught in the US-China trade war, takes a $5.5 billion hit
By John Liu, John Towfighi and Anna Cooban, CNN (CNN) — Nvidia is caught in the middle of an escalating trade war between the world’s two…
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Tempers flare as few Republicans hold in-person town halls
By Eric Bradner, Steve Contorno and Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — Republicans faced frustrated constituents at town hall meetings Tuesday, offering a…
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Bend cyclist says he was attacked by stray dogs near China Hat Road
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend cyclist has a message and a warning after being attacked by dogs on China Hat Road south of Bend. “To have dogs that…
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State marketplace helped nearly 140,000 Oregonians obtain private health insurance in 2024
(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new report shows that during open enrollment for the 2025 plan year, 139,688 Oregonians enrolled in…
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Oregonians urged to protect their EBT food, cash benefits amid rising number of electronic thefts
(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Electronic benefit theft is on the rise. The Oregon Department of Human Services is encouraging people…
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Feeling out a bizarre post-presidency, Biden reemerges on the public stage
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden has been hankering to do more. Many leading Democrats across the country — including some…
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Oregon House approves bill to limit smartphone use in schools
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)– With bipartisan support, the Oregon House of Representatives on Tuesday passed House Bill 2251, which would prohibit Oregon…
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Oregon DEQ, fending off cyberattack, didn’t receive three days of emails; comment periods extended
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to a cyberattack last week, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality staff were unable to receive emails from…
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‘We’re sorry to tell you…’: Customers learn Rite Aid on Bend’s south end will be closing later this month
(Update: New video and reactions) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hundreds of Rite Aid pharmacy customers on the south end of Bend got the upsetting news in…
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60-acre prescribed burn conducted southeast of Sisters
Sisters Ranger District firefighters were conducting up to 60 acres of prescribed burning on Tuesday three miles southeast of Sisters along Forest…
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US measles cases are undercounted, experts say, but real numbers are proving hard to pin down
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — During a Cabinet meeting last week, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed…
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At least 4 injured after shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas, officials say
By Briauna Brown, J.D. Miles, S.E. Jenkins Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — At least four…
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COCC cancels Latinx Fiesta Celebración, set for Saturday, out of ‘abundance of caution’ over safety concerns
Another local cultural event has been canceled due to safety concerns, the third in recent days: Central Oregon Community College’s Latinx Fiesta…
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About 25% of IRS workers planning to take buyout offer
By Marshall Cohen and Rene Marsh, CNN Washington (CNN) — A staggering 25% of Internal Revenue Service employees are planning to take buyouts…
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New info out as search continues for kayaker who went over Willamette Falls in Oregon City
By Libby Dowsett, KGW OREGON CITY, Ore. (KGW) — Investigators have turned up more information about the missing kayaker who went over the…
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